Top 23 Quotes by Dennis Eckersley

Sooner or later you learn that you belong in the big leagues, and that makes you calm down.

I was a starter and did some good things there, and then I got a chance to prove myself as a closer. Because of that opportunity, I was blessed with the honor of being elected to the Hall of Fame.

Pitching... sometimes I did so poorly, it brought me to tears.

It took me a few years to realize that throwing harder wasn't always better.

I always had the attitude that I wanted to throw a no-hitter every game.

Later, I could take something off my slider and I could make my fastball sink, so I really had four pitches.

They developed a platform for me to put up another 12 years, and that was my ticket to Cooperstown. Those were the best years of my life. It was like magic.

I can't recall too much about pitching, but I do remember that I was anxious to get it over with. I just wanted to get that first game over with and go from there.

My career spanned the era when relievers started to become more important.

When I started finishing games and coming off the field shaking hands, it was a beautiful thing. I mean, you start seeing that you're an important part of the team.